What are the OT's thoughts on fibromyalgia?

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fibromyalgia

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isn't this the chick in one of the waffle house fight videos?

it is a fat persons bodies way of telling them that their body cannot support their fat body.



body.

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Why do middle class white women seem to be the only demographic to suffer from this terrible disease?

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I think I know where youre headed here

Whiny White Woman Syndrome

When I was single one of my rules if I started dating someone and they said they had fibromyalgia was to end that relationship as quickly as possible!

Actually Gabapentin/Neurontin is used for a mood stabilizer, but it is a fairly poor one. It is more so used for Restless Legs Syndrome or other sleep disorders. A number of meds have multiple uses.

As to the issue of fibromyalgia, speaking as a clinician with a little over three decades of experience, the only cases I have seen come through the door with this diagnosis are females. In terms of the actually professional literature, it is VERY mixed as to validity of the disorder. Yes, there is generally a stress or depression related component in there somewhere. Personally, I have never made the diagnosis, opting instead to look at the psychological components in these cases.

Morgan Freeman has Fibromyalgia. Has had it for years. Drives him crazy with arm pain. When he is not working he wears a stretch fabric compression sleeve on the arm.

IMO, if you have it, it is real.

When the pill mills were running strong here in FL it seemed many people were afflicted with the illness. Now that the crackdown has taken place I don't see many people with that diagnosis any more.

100% BS

I'm not a believer and I think it is a cop-out diagnosis. Imo it's a way to please a concerned patient by telling them something is wrong. I know people who have complaints that fit these symptoms, everyone gets them from time to time. The symptoms are most likely caused by a lack of sleep. Studies have shown the symptoms occur in people not diagnosed with fibromyalgia when their sleep is interrupted. These conditions become chronic when sleep patterns become consistent with sleep interruptions becoming habitual.

The difference in diagnosis rates between sexes is related to the general differences in how each sex deals with their problems. Men will ignore the problem or deal with it internally, women tend to deal with it externally like talking to others (in this case a doctor) about it. I don't fault either side for doing it different ways bc that's how we are hard-wired.

Basically I think the problem would be solved if people took sleep more seriously and prepared for sleep in ways to promote healthy sleeping habits.

EDIT: and I don't want to fault anyone who has it, you aren't wrong to be concerned and the conditions do exist, but you are normal like everyone else and need healthy sleep for a healthy body and mind. No real condition exists that separates your experience from others, if it follows the general diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Of course consult a doctor if the symptoms are much more serious.